Samnapur railway station

Samnapur railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationM.P. State Highway 11, Balaghat Road Distt., Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
India
Coordinates21°56′31″N 80°09′23″E / 21.9419°N 80.1565°E / 21.9419; 80.1565
Elevation320 metres (1,050 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth East Central Railway
Line(s)Satpura Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSMC
Zone(s) South East Central Railway
Division(s) Nagpur railway division
History
ElectrifiedYes

Samnapur railway station is a small railway station in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is SMC. It serves Samnapur village.[1]

Samnapur was a railway station of the Satpura narrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) railway, today part of Nagpur railway division of South East Central Railway zone. In October 2015 all narrow gauge network in Nagpur division (622 km), was closed for gauge conversion, except Nagpur–Naghbir line.[2][3][4] The approval of the gauge conversion works have been involved in controversy, since the Union's environment ministry authorized the construction works in Balaghat–Nainpur section (77 km), which passes through Kanha – Pench tiger corridor.[5]

The station is on the Jabalpur–Gondia line (227 km),[5] almost entirely converted to broad gauge. As of January 2020, a small stretch of 25 km remains closed for conversion, from Samnapur to Lamta station (25 km).

References

  1. ^ "SMC/Samnapur". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ Narrow gauge section closes from 1 October in Satputda valley
  3. ^ Broad view on narrow gauge. Full Stop
  4. ^ World's biggest narrow gauge train network set to sail into history
  5. ^ a b Ghanekar, Nikhil M (21 March 2016). "After NH-7, Gondia–Jabalpur rail line doubling allowed through Kanha–Pench tiger corridor". DNA. Retrieved 1 January 2020.


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